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Tweak says, "I didn't retun them"

megpie71 (megpie71) wrote,
@ 2007-10-23 13:58:00

Current mood:

productive

Fic Series: Murphy's Laws of Combat
(A little series indirectly inspired by </a></strong></a>raisedbymoogles lovely post about the Things Zack Fair Is No Longer Allowed To Do. )

Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Title: Murphy's Laws of Combat: 1 - You are not Superman.
Rating: Australian PG for mild swearing.
Summary: "It happened to every single feckin' one of them - they got the first few mako shots, and mistook themselves for gods."

The medic glared at the young three-cee before him. It happened to every single feckin' one of them - they got the first few mako shots, and mistook themselves for gods. Reaching for the tweezers, he told the boy, "Hold still," and started probing for the bullet. "You know, you're supposed to dodge these," he said to his reluctant patient, "not catch the fuckers."

"Gotcha, sarge," the boy said weakly. "Ow!"

"Got it," he said, pulling out the slug. "Now, gimme a moment to stitch this." He looked down at the cut, which had already stopped bleeding, and appeared to be healing over. "Or maybe not."

The kid was watching with surprise. "Wow. Never seen that happen before."

The medic gave the kid an appraising look. Dark hair spiking up in all directions, and a probably irrepressible grin. "It's a good sign," he told the boy. "Means you're definitely gonna make two-cee, probably first class."

"Cool!" The kid was grinning like a maniac.

The sergeant cuffed him around the ears. "You gotta survive first, hotshot. Good thing I got that bullet outa you. You'd healed over it, you woulda wound up with an abcess, probably lost the arm. Dodge the fucking bullet next time, Fair. You may not have a medic in range."

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	artimusdin 2007-10-23 11:21 am UTC (link)
	HAH. ♥ Poor Zack. grins At least he tries? ~~But sadly, this is a lesson Fair never learned well. Oh he certainly tried, but... well... we know how this story ends... ;__;~~ (Reply to this) (Thread)

	megpie71 2007-10-24 03:17 am UTC (link)
	He does try. He tries hard. ~~And Zack and his problems with lead avoidance come up later in the series, too.~~ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	maureenlycaon 2007-10-23 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	giggle Silly newbie Zack. One sees that SOLDIER quick-healing abilities have their drawbacks. ;-) (Reply to this) (Thread)

megpie71
2007-10-24 03:21 am UTC (link)

I figure it's something all the new trainee SOLDIERs had to learn about. Quick healing is all very well, but if your body is closing up wounds around things like bullets, it means a whole heap of hurts later on. Particularly since (in my mind at least) the quick healing is something which picks up from the first dose, but the boosted immune system doesn't actually kick in until about the third or fourth.

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